List of Prime Ministers of Iraq

As Prime Minister of Iraq are both the Government during the British Mandate (1920-1932) and the pro-British Hashemite monarchy (until 1958) as well as those of the Prime Minister following republics.

history

See also : List of Heads of State of Iraq

British mandate

During the British mandate of Mesopotamia from 1920 to 1932, the office of prime minister was installed even before the establishment of the Iraqi monarchy. The first prime minister, Abd al-Rahman al-Kailani al-Naqib , stipulated that his cabinet should not have any Shiite members.

Kingdom of Iraq

The most frequent (14 times between 1932 and 1958) was Nuri as-Said the Iraqi head of government, his most prominent opponent was Raschid Ali al-Gailani . In fact, during the time of the Kingdom of Iraq, ministerial posts were only distributed among the 40 leading families.

Republic of Iraq

As a republic, Iraq has been both a presidential republic and a parliamentary republic several times since 1958 , with prime ministers from 1958–1968, 1991–1994 and again since 2004. In 1967, 1968–1991 and 1994–2003, the respective president also took office at the same time the office of Prime Minister fulfilled.

After the Third Gulf War and the fall of the Ba'ath regime, the country was initially under Allied administration. Since 2004 Iraq has been formally a parliamentary republic again. The federal constitution establishes the office of prime minister for the Shiites . As early as 1947–1948 the Sayyids were Salih Jabr and Mohammed al-Sadr, 1953–54 Mohammad Fadhil al-Jamali, 1957–58 Abdul-Wahab Mirdschan, 1958 Ahmad Muchtar Baban, 1966–67 Talib and 1991–1993 the Baathists Hammadi and Zubaidi Shiite Prime Minister. Before that, Shiites mostly held the post of President of Parliament ( Hammadi , Haddad).

List of Prime Ministers of Iraq

British Mandate Mesopotamia
#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
1		Abd al-Rahman al-Gillani	November 11, 1920	November 20, 1922	independent
2		Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun	November 20, 1922	November 22, 1923	military
3		Jafar al-Askari	November 22, 1923	August 2, 1924	military
4th		Yasin al-Hashimi	August 2, 1924	June 26, 1925	military
(2)		Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun	June 26, 1925	November 21, 1926	military
5		Jafar al-Askari	November 21, 1926	January 11, 1928	military
(2)		Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun	January 11, 1928	April 28, 1929	military
6th		Tawfiq al-Suwaidi	April 28, 1929	September 19, 1929	independent
(2)		Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun	September 19, 1929	November 13, 1929 (deceased in office)	military
7th		Naji al-Suwaidi	November 18, 1929	March 23, 1930	Non-party
8th		Nuri as-Said	March 23, 1930	November 3, 1932	military
Kingdom of Iraq
#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
9		Naji Shawkat	November 3, 1932	March 20, 1933	independent
10		Rashid Ali al-Gailani	March 20, 1933	November 9, 1933	HI W
11		Jamil al-Midfai	November 9, 1933	August 27, 1934	military
12		Ali Javdat al-Aiyubi	August 27, 1934	March 4, 1935	military
(11)		Jamil al-Midfai	March 4, 1935	March 17, 1935	military
(4)		Yasin al-Hashimi	March 17, 1935	October 30, 1936	Military / HIW
13		Hikmat Sulayman ( Note: In fact , the military ruler Bakr Sidqī ruled ).	October 30, 1936	August 17, 1937	HI W
(11)		Jamil al-Midfai	August 17, 1937	December 25, 1938	military
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	December 25, 1938	March 31, 1940	military
(10)		Rashid Ali al-Gailani	March 31, 1940	February 3, 1941	HI W
14th		Taha al-Hashimi	February 3, 1941	April 13, 1941 ( discontinued )	military
(10)		Rashid Ali al-Gailani	April 13, 1941	May 30, 1941	HI W
(11)		Jamil al-Midfai	June 4, 1941	October 10, 1941	military
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	October 10, 1941	Jun 4, 1944	military
15th		Hamdi al-Pachachi	Jun 4, 1944	February 23, 1946	independent
(6)		Tawfiq al-Suwaidi	February 23, 1946	June 1, 1946	Liberal Party
16		Arshad al-Omari	June 1, 1946	November 21, 1946	independent
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	November 21, 1946	March 29, 1947	military
17th		Sayyid Salih Jabr	March 29, 1947	January 29, 1948	independent
18th		Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr	January 29, 1948	June 26, 1948	independent
19th		Muzahim el Pachachi	June 26, 1948	January 6, 1949	independent
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	January 6, 1949	December 10, 1949	military
(12)		Ali Javdat al-Aiyubi	December 10, 1949	5th February 1950	military
(6)		Tawfiq al-Suwaidi	5th February 1950	September 15, 1950	independent
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	September 15, 1950	July 12, 1952	military
20th		Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari	July 12, 1952	November 23, 1952	independent
21st		Nureddin Mahmud	November 23, 1952	January 29, 1953	military
(11)		Jamil al-Midfai	January 29, 1953	17th September 1953	military
22nd		Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali	17th September 1953	April 29, 1954	independent
(16)		Arshad al-Omari	April 29, 1954	4th August 1954	independent
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	4th August 1954	June 20, 1957	military
(12)		Ali Javdat al-Aiyubi	June 20, 1957	December 15, 1957	military
23		Abdul-Wahab Mirdzhan	December 15, 1957	March 3, 1958	independent
(8th)		Nuri as-Said	March 3, 1958	May 18, 1958	military
24		Ahmad Muchtar Baban	May 18, 1958	July 14, 1958 ( discontinued )	military
Republic of Iraq
#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
25th		Abd al-Karim Qasim	July 14, 1958	February 8, 1963 ( discontinued )	military
26th		Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr	February 8, 1963	November 18, 1963 ( discontinued )	Military / Ba'ath Party
27		Tahir Yahya	November 20, 1963	September 6, 1965	Military / ASU
28		Arif Abd ar-Razzaq	September 6, 1965	September 21, 1965 (discontinued)	Military / ASU
29		Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz	September 21, 1965	August 9, 1966	ASU
30th		Naji Talib	August 9, 1966	May 10, 1967	military
31		Abd ar-Rahman Arif (President)	May 10, 1967	July 10, 1967	Military / ASU
(27)		Tahir Yahya	July 10, 1967	July 17, 1968 (discontinued)	Military / ASU
Republic of Iraq ( Ba'ath regime )
#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
32		Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif	17th July 1968	July 30, 1968 (discontinued)	military
(26)		Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr (President)	July 31, 1968	July 16, 1979	Military / Ba'ath Party
33		Saddam Hussein (President)	July 16, 1979	March 23, 1991	Ba'ath Party
34		Saadun Hammadi	March 23, 1991	September 13, 1991	Ba'ath Party
35		Muhammad Hamza al-Zubaidi	September 16, 1991	5th September 1993	Ba'ath Party
36		Ahmad Hussein Chudair	5th September 1993	May 29, 1994	Ba'ath Party
(33)		Saddam Hussein (President)	May 29, 1994	April 9, 2003 ( discontinued )	Ba'ath Party
Office vacant from April 9, 2003 to May 28, 2004
Republic of Iraq
#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
37		Iyad Allawi	May 28, 2004	April 7, 2005	Wifaq
38		Ibrahim al-Jafari	April 7, 2005	May 20, 2006	Dawa
39		Nuri al-Maliki	May 20, 2006	September 8, 2014	Dawa
40		Haider al-Abadi	September 8, 2014	October 25, 2018	Dawa
41		Adil Abd al-Mahdi	October 25, 2018	May 7, 2020	independent
41		Mustafa Al-Kadhimi	May 7, 2020		independent

Web links

• List of heads of state and government of Iraq World Statesmen.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Abbas Khadim: Civil-Military Relations in Iraq (1921-2006): An Introductory Survey , Strategic Insights, Volume V, Issue 5 (May 2006), available online in PDF , last accessed on November 19, 2011